linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: npcm7xx: Fix callback completion ordering

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Message-ID: <ZRSDJc8NlVkRvp5Z@shikoro>
Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:31:49 +0200
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>
To:     "William A. Kennington III" <william@...nnington.com>
Cc:     tmaimon77@...il.com, tali.perry1@...il.com, avifishman70@...il.com,
        joel@....id.au, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: npcm7xx: Fix callback completion ordering

On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 06:02:14PM -0700, William A. Kennington III wrote:
> Sometimes, our completions race with new master transfers and override
> the bus->operation and bus->master_or_slave variables. This causes
> transactions to timeout and kernel crashes less frequently.
> 
> To remedy this, we re-order all completions to the very end of the
> function.
> 
> Fixes: 56a1485b102e ("i2c: npcm7xx: Add Nuvoton NPCM I2C controller driver")
> Signed-off-by: William A. Kennington III <william@...nnington.com>

Applied to for-current, thanks!


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